The Network Rail (Norton Bridge Area Improvements) Order 2014

Highway works

6.  Prior to and during the carrying out of any highway work and during any defects period applicable to that work, Network Rail must afford the highway authority the opportunity to inspect, monitor, survey, and comment upon the carrying out of the work and the remedying of any defects resulting from the work and to approve the standard to which such work (including the remedying of any defects) is carried out, by—

(a) using the quality processes of the Staffordshire Alliance, as agreed from time to time by Network Rail, including inspection and test plans for all elements of the works under which the highway authority is to be an inspection authority;

(b) providing shared working facilities, including access to welfare and office facilities, for the highway authority at the Chebsey Lane works compound and the B5026/Meece Road works compound;

(c) giving the highway authority access to the documents in the Staffordshire Alliance’s electronic document management system that relate to the highway works authorised by this Order; and

(d) allowing the highway authority such access to any highway work as it may reasonably require.

7.  Network Rail must carry out stage 2, 3 and 4 road safety audits of the highway works authorised by this Order in accordance with the Standard HD 19/03 of the Department for Transport’s Design Manual for Roads and Bridges or in accordance with any standard that supersedes that Standard and must remedy to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority any defects identified in any such road safety audits.